Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective

Mission: To disrupt generational trauma & incarceration by teaching resiliency, building community, peer based recovery & healing through the Arts.

Every aspect of Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective seeks to create a space for individual and communal healing and is trauma-informed and culturally aligned. We use information, story, and embodied practices to build compassion, knowledge, and tools to seek and sustain healing. The foundation of all we do is grounded in HOPE (Healing Our Past/Personal/Privileged Experiences). We offer youth programing, peer led work, and the HOPE Model to transform communities and families.

Umoja offers programing for youth, Recovery Support Groups, Peer-led community work, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Training.

K-12 Youth Work

HOPE (Healing Our Past Experiences) 4 the Future is a free prevention-based after school and summer camp for school aged children and teens. It provides a safe space for youth to gather, unpack and begin healing from trauma.

This program is trauma-informed, culturally aligned and knows that by reaching these youth now, they are more likely to avoid risky behaviors in their future. The youth get snacks, homework tutoring and opportunities for dance, making beats in the studio, assisting with a iHeart radio show, and access to the weight room.

Umoja also offers HOPE 4 the Future Resiliency Circles and advocacy in schools.

Peer-led Work

Umoja elevates those with Lived Expertise, providing Peer Support Specialists an opportunity to work alongside the BC Community Paramedic Team in assisting those with substance use disorder.

DEI Training

Umoja offers Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training to schools, organizations and businesses.